Trump and co-defendants request mistrial in business fraud case

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Donald Trump and his co-defendants have asked a judge to grant a mistrial in the $250 million civil business fraud case that threatens the former president's business empire. They argue that the case is plagued by bias, while the New York Attorney General accuses Trump of trying to dismiss the truth and the facts. The filing claims that the evidence of bias is tangible and overwhelming.

Donald Trump and his co-defendants asked a judge to grant a mistrial in the $250 million civil business fraud case that threatens the former president's business empire. Trump, his two adult sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the Trump Organization and its top executives argued that the case is plagued by bias. The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought the case, accused Trump of"trying to dismiss the truth and the facts.

" In a court filing, attorneys for Trump, his two adult sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the Trump Organization and its top executives argued that"the evidence of apparent and actual bias" in the case is"tangible and overwhelming." The 30-page filing in Manhattan Supreme Court targeted the presiding judge, Arthur Engoron, as well as his principal law clerk, claiming their conduct has"tainted these proceedings" and that"only the grant of a mistrial can salvage what is left of the rule of la

 

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